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Iran’s supreme leader makes first public statement since ceasefire declared in Israel-Iran war
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday his country had “delivered a hand slap to America’s face” and ...
International Space Station welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary arrived at the International Space Station on ...
Majority of US adults support religious chaplains in public schools, a new AP-NORC poll shows
Few U.S. adults support allowing religious schools to become tax-funded public charter schools, but a majority favors ...
Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire ...
These are the celebs who are attending Jeff Bezos’ Venice wedding
Oprah Winfrey arrived in Venice on Thursday, leading a star-studded guest list of celebrities descending on the lagoon city ...
Cambodia ex-leader Hun Sen and Thailand’s prime minister make separate visits to tense border areas
Cambodia’s powerful former leader Hun Sen and Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, on Thursday made separate ...
The families of hostages held in Gaza hope for their own ceasefire after truce in Israel-Iran war
Liran Berman hasn’t had much to keep hopeful over the 629 days of his twin brothers’ captivity in Gaza. Ceasefire deals have ...
Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around $300 million
Nearly $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs were destroyed in Myanmar’s major cities on Thursday to mark the ...
Shell denies reports that the energy giant is in talks to take over BP
British oil giant Shell on Thursday denied media reports that it is in talks to buy rival BP. The Wall Street Journal on ...
All day and all night, Greenlanders revel in 24-hour sunlight to play soccer
For most of the year, Greenland is covered in ice and snow and its locals retreat indoors. But for three short months ...
Colombia’s president signs a labor overhaul into law after 2 failed attempts
Colombian President Gustavo Petro signed into law on Wednesday a controversial labor overhaul with the potential to ...
An explosion and ensuing stampede kill 29 children in a Central African Republic school
An explosion and the stampede that followed killed at least 29 schoolchildren and injured more than 250 at a high school in Central African Republic’s ...